{"id":825,"date":"2016-02-26T20:18:36","date_gmt":"2016-02-26T20:18:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewachs.com\/wachsacrossamerica\/?p=825"},"modified":"2016-03-06T02:03:16","modified_gmt":"2016-03-06T02:03:16","slug":"nicest-people-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thewachs.com\/wachsacrossamerica\/2016\/02\/26\/nicest-people-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicest people ever"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We have no clue what we&#8217;re doing as we travel through Florida. \u00a0Without making reservations a year in advance you have pretty slim pickins on campgrounds. \u00a0Its impossible to get a spot at a state park&#8230;.how we got the one in St Andrews I have no clue. \u00a0We found an RV park in Carrabelle FL that had space so we booked a few nights and decided to check it out. \u00a0There is not a lot to do here but the people are really nice.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re a little west of town so we saddled up on the bikes and rode to town. \u00a0I&#8217;m a cyclist and I&#8217;ve read many accounts of people touring the country by bike and I&#8217;ve heard horror stories about being a cyclist in Florida. \u00a0But I have never seen people move over so far for bikes in my life. \u00a0Seriously, a couple times they were onto the shoulder of the far lane of traffic.<\/p>\n<p>Once in town we hunted down the bottle house. \u00a0This dude, Leon, woke up one morning and told his wife, &#8220;I&#8217;m going to make a house out of bottles&#8221;. \u00a0And he did! \u00a0It was super cool how he organized the bottles into patterns on the walls and with the sun shining through it was really spectacular. \u00a0He also had a lighthouse made of bottles, an abstract stack of bottles and some geodesic spheres. \u00a0After awhile a giant poodle comes out followed by Leon himself. \u00a0What a cool guy. \u00a0He told us about his projects including a math lesson describing the difference between a 2 frequency and 6 frequency geodesic dome (I had no idea the math behind domes, pretty cool). \u00a0He doesn&#8217;t charge a thing for people to wander around his yard checking out his art. \u00a0We took note of his\u00a0recommendation that we check out the pygmy cypress in Tate&#8217;s Hell state forest then thanked him and headed on to the museum in town.<\/p>\n<p>The director of the museum met us at the door and greeted us warmly. \u00a0We asked if we should lock our bikes and she said no. \u00a0This lady (I never did ask her name) was so proud of Carrabelle: the people, the town, the industry and the history. \u00a0Its a super small museum but she explained everything and told some really great stories about some of the artifacts. \u00a0She talked about the logging industry, the turpentine boom, and oystering.<\/p>\n<p>After the museum we stopped by the world&#8217;s smallest police station and then rode our bikes back home. \u00a0Again, the cars got over so far it was crazy. \u00a0At one point we were stopped along side the road just taking a rest and a guy stopped his car in traffic (its a highway mind you) and asks if we are wanting to cross the highway. \u00a0I think he was going to get out and stop the other lane of traffic or something. \u00a0We thank him for his kindness then pedal on when a guy in a pickup truck in a driveway comes out on foot to ask if we need a ride, &#8220;Y&#8217;all can throw yer bikes in the back an I&#8217;ll give ya a ride&#8221;. \u00a0Crazy Coloradans&#8230;riding their bikes 3\u00a0whole miles to town and back!<\/p>\n<p>Back at home we had dinner then played a game of Word on the Street before bed. \u00a0Today proved that its not so much the destination as it is the people you travel with and the people you meet.<\/p>\n<div id=\"flickr_72157665214241535_5988\"><div class=\"slickr-flickr-slideshow landscape medium \"><div class=\"active\"><img src=\"https:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1543\/24974623109_444db51846.jpg\" title=\"Bottle house\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Bottle house<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1499\/25249181661_083ccfb240.jpg\" title=\"Cork table\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Cork table<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1676\/25316060546_5ee474950d.jpg\" title=\"Inside\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Inside<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1594\/25316049126_2496a71d9b.jpg\" title=\"Very light inside\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Very light inside<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1611\/24715481503_122e67354b.jpg\" title=\"Bottle bench\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Bottle bench<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1544\/25316037216_ca691a5b55.jpg\" title=\"Bottle tower\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Bottle tower<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1596\/25342228875_ab661b0bbe.jpg\" title=\"Bottle lighthouse\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Bottle lighthouse<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1684\/25249128701_ed7441c784.jpg\" title=\"Leon the artist with kids\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Leon the artist with kids<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1570\/24715448663_52070db8a7.jpg\" title=\"Snack at the museum\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Snack at the museum<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1571\/24974546999_1a79114769.jpg\" title=\"Officers B, C and D\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Officers B, C and D<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1460\/25046594530_df86bc344f.jpg\" title=\"Worlds smallest police station\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Worlds smallest police station<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1578\/25315993616_cefe82ccf8.jpg\" title=\"Riding over the bridge\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Riding over the bridge<\/p><\/div><\/div><script 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